Arrests Made After Fake ‘Aleppo’ Footage Goes Viral

Arrests Made After Fake ‘Aleppo’ Footage Goes Viral

Five people have been arrested for creating fake footage to demonstrate the horrors of living in war-torn Aleppo.

The Egyptian team behind the footage, including a cameraman, his two assistants and the parents of the children in the video, have been arrested after police tracked them down using the geo-located images.

The individuals responsible have since admitted they planned to distribute the footage on social media to broadcast the horrors of the airstrikes in the Syrian capital.

Presumably, the team hoped to add to the social media discussion surrounding Aleppo, the city under torment which has fallen back under government control after being held by rebel forces for four years.

This conflict has been like no other in modern history.

It's so cold that frost is on people's luggage trying to get out E. Aleppo. It's almost over but we need your eyes on us pic.twitter.com/YPf9SU9BYi

Outsiders have been able to witness the harsh realities of life on the front line through various widely publicised social media channels, both from local news publications and the residents themselves.

Many residents of Aleppo have determined to remain in the world’s collective conscience by broadcasting airstrikes and bombings in all their brutal reality.